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controllable

adj
/kənˈtɹoʊləbəl/US

Etymology

From control + -able.

  1. derived from rotula — “roll, a little wheel”
  2. derived from rotulus
  3. derived from contrā — “against, opposite”
  4. derived from contrārotulus — “a counter-roll or register used to verify accounts”
  5. derived from contrerole
  6. inherited from controllen
  7. suffixed as controllable — “control + able”

Definitions

  1. Able to be controlled

    Able to be controlled; subject to regulation or command.

    • For instance, such nonweather factors as insects, disease, errors of management, accidents, and other factors may not be considered controllable […]
    • A spring-loaded reducing valve, controllable from the cab, admitted h.p. steam to both h.p. and l.p. cylinders whenever necessary, as, for example, on starting; [...].

  2. Any factor that can be controlled.

    • The widest variety of marketing research studies focus on the influences of controllables—products, distribution, promotion, and price.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA